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November 17th

Day 1 – Panels

9:00 am

Introduction

Nii Simmonds

Founder & CEO, eNubia

Dr. Sylvia Mkandawire

Project Manager, Africa Centers of Excellence for Development Impact

Keynote Address

Prof. Etienne Ehouan Ehile

Secretary General, Association of African Universities (AAU)

 

9:30 am – 10:45 am

International Collaborations to Support African Research Inventions and Innovations

Nii Simmonds – Panel Moderator

Founder eNubia

Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah

Deputy Director of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast

Maggie Dallman

Vice-President (International) Imperial College, London

Henry Alinaitwe

Head, The College of Engineering, Design, Art & Technology, Makerere University

Ulla Naesby Tawiah

Director, Danida Fellowship Centre 

AnnaMaria Oltorp

Head of Unit for Research Cooperation, Department for Partnerships and Innovations, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

 

11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Development Cooperation – Catalyzing Innovations to Create jobs for African Migrants

Daniella Woldemichael – Panel Moderator

CEO, Afrinicity Group

Michael (Kwaku) Yeboah

Advisor, Migration & Diaspora, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Christabel Dadzie

Senior Social Protection Specialist, The World Bank

Elvina Quaison

Business Club Manager, African Foundation for Development (AFFORD)

Maria Amelie

CEO & Co-Founder, Startup Migrants 

 

12:15 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch Break

 

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Case Study – AAU / World Bank The Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence (ACE) Project:

Rim Wazni – Panel Moderator

ACE Impact core team member, The World Bank 

Dr. Sylvia Mkandawire

Project Manager, Africa Centers of Excellence for Development Impact

              • Overview of the ACE Project
Graham Harrison

Senior Science and Technology Specialist, The World Bank 

              • Highlights on what opportunities platforms likes ACE can offer in terms of research that is viable
Saori Imaizumi

ICT Innovation and Education Specialist, The World Bank

              • Presentation on Japanese Trust fund – linking to ACEs

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm 

Private Sector Engagement – African Diaspora, Technology Transfer and Innovation for STEM Jobs

Tara Collier – Panel Moderator

Manager, Shell Foundation / Visiting Fellow (Said Business School)

John Omiti

Patent Examiner, African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

Mark Marino

Global Team Lead, VentureWell (Supporting Early-Stage Innovators and Inventors to Commercialize)

Jim de Wilde

Board Advisor/President, JdW Venture Capital (Venture Capital Investing in Innovation)

Samuel Alesu-Dordzi

Partner, AudreyGrey (IP Lawyer)

Mammie Hutchful

Research Development Officer, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Services Office of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID) University of Ghana

 

4:15 pm

Day one Closing Remarks

 

 

 

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November 18th

Day 2 – Panels

8:30 am

Morning Start

 

9:00 am – 10:15 am

Supporting the Future Growth of 2 Billion in Africa – The Impact on Jobs, Growth and Climate Change

Madeline Young – Panel Moderator

Senior Lecturer & Social Economist & Intnl. Relations Adviser, Anglia Ruskin University*

Emmanuel Azaino

Agricultural Research and Development Partnerships Director, West Africa Trade and Investment Hub (USAID)

Constance Agyeman

Head of International Development and Communities, Nesta Challenges

Marie Gad

Director, Global Development and Sustainability, Confederation of Danish Industry (DI)

Erich Thaler

Head & Coordinator Swiss – African Research Cooperation (SARECO)

 

10:30 am – 11:45 am

Science & Research Councils – Supporting Research Commercialization Collaborations in Africa

Nii Simmonds – Panel Moderator

Founder eNubia

Andreas Göthenberg

Executive Director, The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT)

Fabian Kaser

Head, Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE)

Jasmina Saric

Project Manager, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)

Shaun Holmes

Policy Lead, Africa Projects – Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) – (Connecting Innovators with New Partnerships and Opportunities)

Emma Bäcke

Program Manager, International Cooperation – Vinnova (Sweden Innovation Agency)

 

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

African Universities Scaling Exponential Research & Innovations for STEM Jobs

Himdat Bayusuf – Brief Remarks on ACE Project

Education Specialist, The World Bank 

Professor, Luis Mira da Silva – Panel Moderator

Senior Consultant, The World Bank 

Prof Christian Happi

Professor of Molecular Biology and Genomics, Director, African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Redeemer’s University, Nigeria

Professor G. Adesola. Aderounmu

Director of African Centre of Excellence In Software Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Professor Maisse Mbaye

Professor Of Mathematics, Computer Science and ICT, CEA – MITIC,University of Gaston Berger, Senegal

Professor Prof Barnabas Ikyo

Director of ACE: Food Technology and Research, CEFTER, Benue State University

 

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Accelerating Green Innovations to Alleviate Climate Change

Dr. Nii Longdon – Panel Moderator

Lecturer, University of Ghana

Kristin Danielsen

Executive Director, The Research Council of Norway

Philippe Schild

Senior Expert, Renewable Energy Sources, European Commission

Leanne Jones

West Africa Research and Innovation Team Lead, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

Ebenezer Arthur

Founder & CEO, Wangara Green Ventures (Impact Investment Firm)

Bankole Oloruntoba

CEO, Nigeria Climate Innovation Center

 

3:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Philanthropy Impact – Supporting African Research Inventions & Innovators

Patrick Dunne – Panel Moderator

Chair, Education Sub-Saharan Africa – ESSA

Mosun Layode

Executive Director, African Philanthropy Forum (APF)

Dr. Nii Addy

Associate Director (Africa Outreach) at McGill University – McGill MasterCard Foundation Transitions

Zainab Kabba

Associate Director for Programmes, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Said Business School, University of Oxford 

 

 4:30 pm

Ekua Bentil – Closing Remarks From The World Bank

Education Specialist, The World Bank 

Nii Simmonds – Closing Remarks From eNubia